Wigtown

Scottish parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q68816803
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Wigtown

Summary

Wigtown is a civil parish[1].

Key Facts

  • Wigtown is located in Dumfries and Galloway[2].
  • Wigtown is located in Wigtownshire[3].
  • Wigtown is located in Wigtownshire[4].
  • Wigtown is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Wigtown's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Wigtown's shares border with is recorded as Kirkinner[7].
  • Wigtown's shares border with is recorded as Penninghame[8].
  • Wigtown is named after Wigtown[9].
  • Wigtown's Commons category is recorded as Wigtown (civil parish)[10].
  • Wigtown's catalog code is recorded as 866[11].
  • Wigtown's catalog code is recorded as WGT[12].
  • Wigtown's catalog code is recorded as 11019[13].
  • Wigtown's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.88286311, 'longitude': -4.478174879, 'precision': 1e-06}[14].
  • Wigtown's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1168'}[15].
  • Wigtown's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.9111, 'longitude': -4.4806, 'precision': 1e-06}[16].
  • Wigtown's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.8562, 'longitude': -4.4498, 'precision': 1e-06}[17].
  • Wigtown's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.8879, 'longitude': -4.418, 'precision': 1e-06}[18].
  • Wigtown's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.8797, 'longitude': -4.5415, 'precision': 1e-06}[19].
  • Wigtown's contains settlement is recorded as Wigtown[20].
  • Wigtown's contains settlement is recorded as Bladnoch[21].
  • Wigtown's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway[22].
  • Wigtown's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+3424'}[23].
  • Wigtown's Vision of Britain unit ID is recorded as 10125420[24].
  • Wigtown's Gazetteer for Scotland place ID is recorded as parishes/parfirst1071[25].
  • Wigtown's GENUKI ID is recorded as sct/WIG/Wigtown[26].

Body

Geography

Wigtown is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[2], a council area[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1975[29] and Wigtownshire[3], a registration county[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Wigtown's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+3424'}[23]. Wigtown's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1168'}[15].

Designation and Status

Wigtown's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 866[11], WGT[12], and 11019[13]. Wigtown is named after Wigtown[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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